The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-05-07
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Wheat is jumping.
Good rain Wednesday night.
Mr., Ksempf is busily at work on his new
house.
The Goldens are winning golden opinions
in Montgomery. Ala
Will Feddie, a coal miner In the Lexington
company's employ, had one foot crushed oV
q fall of slate a few days ago.
Mr.. Ed. Lee will, in a few DAYS. move MS
meat shop two doors further down the
street, as Mr.. Morrison wants to repair ana
paint up the room he now occupies.
"There's such divinity doth hedge a King
that treason fears to touch him. But rheu-
matism is no respecter of persons. and Roya:'
ty would do we'll to patronize Salvation OIL
the great pain cure,
The spirit of improvement is abroad IN
Lexington, and the day of shabby old build
ines ia passing away. In conformity with this
feeling, the owners of the Wedge mouse
to old Arcana hall, inclusive, should put
their buildings in repair.
Since the purchase by Mr.. Sturges OF the
bus stable lots, frnm Mr.. j. G. Young, as
mentioned In our last issue, that gentleman
has added to the property, by purchasing
from MIR. J.P Steele a lot adjoining it fol
the sum of $3.50. This gives him a large ano
eligible place for his lumber yard. The 'Du
stable will be removed 10 the rear OF MI
Young's livery stable.
Columbia Statesman :-'There Is nothing
no nothing, 30 disagreeable to the average
church goer as to have a couple near by VINO
talk necessarily during the service. From
observation we would say that such couples
are not benefited by attending church ser
vices and their room is more valuable than
their presence, and said couples should re-
main at home or act more becomingiy.
The city has now the opportunity to pur'
chase from the county at reasonable rates
lot of macadam now in the yard under I'M
hill. As Water street must be macadamizet
before next winter 1t would be well to secure
this macadam, as when it is want farthel
along In the season it probably cannot be had
Ii the city can do this without Inconvenience
to its financial policy of keeping warrants q
par, il seems that it should he done. waite
street is indispensable to the city's welfare
Ii leads to the ferry, steamboat anding Goa
mines for city supplies, etc., and cannot safe
" be neglected.
Kansas City JOurnal:-"About 3 o'cloc
Yesterday afternoon Patrolman Boulware
standing at the corner of Third and Malr
streets, saw a man spring at a pedestria
from behind, at the corner of Third and Dels
ware streets, and try to throw him to tn
sidewalk. The pedestrian was taken CON
rletely unswares, but struggled to free him
self. Patrolman BouIware ran up and pulle
him of, but he turned on the officer and
was with considerable difficulty that he couh
be taken TO police headquarters. He was
thorough religious crank and as he was lie
through the streets he shouted continually
"Here the Lord. here comes the Lord
At police headquarters he gave his name
H. F, Small, and he will be held until b
friends appear" The person here spoken
is, In another paragraph in the same pape
said to be from near Mavyiew.
A number of our fremen m. last W edne
day evening, and organized a local council
the Order Of American Firemen. The sOci,
ty was established September 15, 1886, and
intended to be nat .onal Its purposes are I
deal with the scientific features of fire ex
tinguishment. to foster the iraternal feelin
between firenen, and IN every practicabl
wsy to educate and foster the members of Ii
order. One purpose Is to endeavor to hav
laws passed In every stat requiring the il
surance companies to pay to the fremen
per cent.o the value OF all property saved b
tn ir efforts. Fol- the Lexington council th
following officers were elected w. B. Han
lett, president; Eph King, vice-presiden
W z. Quarles, secretary; W. j. Morrison
treasurer; j. P. Steele, sergeant at "a IN
Charles Wilson. James Summers, Charl
Montgomery, T, j. Frazier and Paul Frisc
-er, directors. Committee on constitution, Y
X Quarles, Eph King and W. J. Morrison
We hope the society will be useful and pros
porous.
dog fight is proverbial for bringing oil
an American crow in short order, and a frs
cltss runaway is only second to it. We hs
one last Friday which demonstrated this b.
yond question. The street at the nome
was deserted, when all al once the lumberil
of a heavy wagon at some speed was hear
the little boy yelled, "Runaway. Runaway
dQQ. DFefLO . Tx tiCCb "a Win "
and little, old and young. The cause of II
excitement was the sprinklins wagon teal
While filling the tank at the corner OF Fran
lin avenue and 10th streets, a boy, who Ill
the gun that isn't loaded is always dangerOu
climbed up on the wagon to see the wat
ponr into the tank, and, as a matter-C
course, almost, he knocked down the hos
-h.oh ea,irto1 a fUa incl, Sfraam all nv
the horses, and away they went. Mr.. Mi
r Vawters. the driver, grabbed the lines al
hung on to them like grim death to a defun
corpus, but as he was on the ground and
little lame anyhow, the horses soon got avs
from him. They careered down Tenth stree
colliding with Mr.. ALI. Jones' spring WACO
turned the corner at Main, where they ma
rowly missed making tooth picks of a b
load Of furniture on Mr.. Nat Billiards. wage
ran up to Dutch Row where they knock
SI3 worth of repairs out of Messrs. Smitn
C%ampbells delivery wagon, thence away tn
: went east as fast as they well could. As tn
passed MoOrehead's lumber yard a knigl
mounted and eager for the fray, emerged u
on a chestnut seed, and set out in hot pu
suit. On the A%rdinger hill the rider, N
Geo. Clark, overlook and captured the teal
and turned 1t back over the ground it had
speedily trsversed. 1t was qlite curious I
n while to listen to the excited way in viii
different persons gave their version of VIII
they saw Of the affair. Tn wagon and tai
were not much injured.